The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly potluck supper Aug. 29 with close to 60 in attendance. Blowing out the candles on the birthday cakes were Ed Rawlyk, Cheryl Larner and Eleanor Walton.
Entertaining for the evening were Randy and Rai Smith from Alberta, who are touring Saskatchewan doing shows at seniors’ residences across the province. Randy plays guitar, sings, yodels and whistles while Rai accompanies him with castanets and in singing.
The club business meeting is Sept. 12 and members are invited to Maymont seniors’ centre Sept. 13.
T’Roy’s Sugar Shack and Coffee Shop held their grand opening Aug. 29 with free coffee, slushies, popcorn and cake and draws for T-shirts. Madelaine Scrimbitt is the manager, Christopher Klaasen does the cooking and, on this day, Tyson Acoose and his dad, Vern, were helping out. They are open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and closed statutory holidays. Madelaine and Christopher live on an acreage north of Borden and her brother, Vern Acoose from rural Langham, is the owner of the cafe.
The Borden Health Clinic held a retirement tea Aug. 30 for Debbie Bathgate, NP, who has worked at Borden for eight years. Her last day at Borden is Sept. 6. Replacing Debbie is NP Janlyn Rozdilsky, who has worked and trained with Debbie in the last few years, so will not be new to many of the patients who attend the health centre.
The new school year started Sept. 4 and at Borden there are three new teachers – principal Brody Morris, Gina Smith and covering Allison Dyck’s for maternity leave is Kim Picard teaching kindergarten and Grade 1. Returning are Terri Troupe Logue for Grade 2/3, Baylee Gabora (Kauk) Grade 4/5, Nicole Kaufman and MacKenzie Fisher for elementary, middle years and high school, SWEEP is led by Kelly Barauk, educational associates are Sheri Sutherland and Linda Yuskiw (also librarian), band teacher at Borden is AJ Ward, administrative assistant is Angelena Lukan and custodian is Marylee Mikituk.
